Review on Atmospheric Effects of Commercial Environment

Atmospheric effects have been studied widely in many settings to determine human behaviours towards the environment stimuli in enclosed buildings. The aim of this paper is to discuss a synthesis of 30 studies in the past 20 years on atmospheric effects towards human behaviours in the commercial environment. The synthesis includes variables used as environment stimuli that widely used in past studies and the effects. In summary, spatial layout, colour, scent, lighting and music are the most discussed variables in atmospheric studies and atmospheric stimuli affected human behaviours through emotion, satisfaction, and behavioural intentions. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.